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Tottenham Hotspur youngster Luka Vuskovic is closing in on a move to Hamburg after Spurs decided to loan him out again this season.

That’s according to Kicker, who report HSV are close to securing the move that they’ve been dreaming of and plotting all summer.

They report that Tottenham are set to loan out the youngster for a third time after spells at Radomiak Radom in Poland and KVC Westerlo in Belgium and Hamburg will be his destination.

The transfer has not been finalised yet but there have been concrete discussions between the two clubs over the weekend. There was also an internal summit at Tottenham to decide what to do with the defender.

That’s led to clear signals from them to Hamburg that they have been ‘awarded the contract’ and Vuskovic will be going to Germany. The player had already long decided that if he were to be loaned out, he would like to make that move.

His family has a close relationship with the German club. His brother already plays there, and they’ve been supporting him since he was banned for doping in 2022. Indeed, they even offered him a new contract starting from 2026.

He’s an integral part of the team and that bond has helped them to secure his younger brother this summer. Tottenham had helped off sanctioning the deal as they decided upon the best destination for the young talent.

They’ve now picked Hamburg and Vuskovic is expected in the city for a medical as soon as the final details are squared off.

According to a claim in the Turkish media, Yves Bissouma will extend his contract with Tottenham Hotspur to get his move to Galatasaray.

The Mali international has been linked with the Super Lig champions in the past week and yesterday it was reported he’d agreed personal terms. Sabah today report on the latest developments regarding his proposed move to Istanbul, and claim Gala want to loan the central midfielder with an option to purchase.

However, the 28-year-old has just under 12 months remaining on his current deal and would have to extend his contract with the Premier League side for another season in order that this offer is accepted.

Again, it’s reported the former Brighton man has agreed to a salary of €3m a season and there are some claims in the Turkish press that he could be travelling to Istanbul this week.

Galatasaray have time on their side, with the Super Lig window remaining open until mid-September.

Bissouma made 44 appearances last season, but has yet to feature for Spurs in this campaign. A loan seems an optimistic scenario for Galatasaray, and it remains to be seen whether they’ll have to offer something firmer.

Tottenham Hotspur have joined Chelsea in the race to sign RB Leipzig’s Xavi Simons this summer, according to Bild.

The Blues have been pursuing the attacking midfielder for several weeks.

At the weekend, Leipzig sporting director Marcel Schäfer confirmed talks with the Club World Cup winners. He also hinted Simons is keen on joining Chelsea.

They now face competition from Tottenham as Bild state Thomas Frank’s side are ‘getting involved’ in the battle for the 22-year-old.

He’s keen on leaving the Bundesliga club and his goal is to make a switch to the Premier League. It was expected the player would move to Stamford Bridge, but Simons has been training with Leipzig as they haven’t received a formal bid so far.

Tottenham are showing interest in the Netherlands international and have asked about signing him. The report says the Europa League winners competing with Chelsea pleases Leipzig as they look to get him ‘off their payroll’.

According to Bild, the Dutchman’s brother, Faustino, has been advising him since May. The latter is still inexperienced and has now tasked English agent Ali Barat with helping his brother secure a move to the Premier League.

Chelsea have tried to conclude the operation by including Christopher Nkunku as part of the deal. This hasn’t pleased the German club and the report explains the Blues’ move for Xavi has now stalled.

Tottenham can take advantage of this and make advances quickly, provided they convince the player. Earlier claims reported he’s desperate to join Enzo Maresca’s side and has agreed personal terms with them.

Whether Spurs have a genuine interest or if they are being used to put pressure on the Blues remains to be seen.

Timo Werner struggles at Tottenham Hotspur haven’t put off Leeds United and Burnley.

That’s at least what Bild are reporting, and they state both Leeds United and Burnley have made surprise moves to sign the RB Leipzig player.

Werner joined Tottenham on loan in January 2024, and last summer Spurs extended his loan stay until the end of the 2024/25 season.

Tottenham had a purchase option but decided against exercising it because of Werner’s poor performances.

The forward played 27 games for the north London club last season, scoring once and registering three assists. His goal came in the EFL Cup win over Manchester City.

Werner has returned to Leipzig, where he has a contract until 2026. However, he’s not part of their plans and both Leeds and Burnley wanted to offer him an escape route.

It’s claimed the Premier League duo made moves to sign the 29-year-old, but he rejected both their approaches. As well as Leeds and Burnley, Werner hasn’t entertained the possibility of moving to Italy, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.

The former Chelsea man earns €10m per year and Leipzig are keen to get rid of him this summer, to save on his salary and also to avoid losing him for free in 2026.

Should Werner fail to leave Leipzig, Bild suggest he would spend time in the stands.

Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa and AC Milan could battle for Marseille’s Adrien Rabiot this summer, according to claims from France.

The midfielder had an altercation with teammate Jonathan Rowe after their 1-0 defeat to Stade Rennais earlier this month. Marseille have suspended both and put them on the market.

Tottenham and Aston Villa can take advantage of this to try and sign Rabiot before the window closes on Monday.

According to RMC Sport, Spurs, Aston Villa and Milan are all in talks with the 30-year-old’s entourage. The three clubs haven’t made contact with Roberto De Zerbi’s side yet.

L’Equipe covers the Europa League winners and the Serie A club’s interest but makes no mention of Unai Emery’s side.

The French club’s relationship with the player and his entourage is strained to say the least.

Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri previously managed Rabiot at Juventus and is keen on reuniting with him at the San Siro.

Tottenham are also keen, and the newspaper claims they ‘have an advantage’ over the Rossoneri because they have qualified for the Champions League.

L’Equipe reports the north London club could make an offer once they let Yves Bissouma move to Galatasaray, in a one in and out scenario.

The big Super Lig transfer story on Tuesday has been Galatasaray reportedly closing in on a move to sign Yves Bissouma from Tottenham Hotspur. There’s been big confidence a move is on the way and it’s made bigger news in Turkey because Fenerbahçe were linked with a move for the 28-year-old not so long ago.

With the two Istanbul clubs being big rivals, it’s obviously added some spice to the potential transfer and questions are being asked about Fenerbahçe losing out on the midfielder.

This all comes at a time when Jose Mourinho is having a rough few days, and sending messages out via the media about feeling let down on transfers. Fenerbahçe play Benfica in Lisbon on Wednesday evening, in the crucial second leg of their Champions League qualifier. The first leg finished 0-0.

Ahead of the match the Fenerbahçe manager has suggested he hasn’t got what he wanted to be able to secure qualification and fight for trophies this season, and there’s some snipes being sent back at him.

Regarding Bissouma, a Turkish journalist has claimed Fenerbahçe missing out to Galatasaray is actually the managers fault. AjansFener quote Volkan Demir as saying: “Mourinho gave a negative report regarding Bissouma.”

According to multiple claims on Tuesday afternoon, Galatasaray are on the verge of signing Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Yves Bissouma.

The Mali international looks surplus to requirements under Thomas Frank and the 28-year-old has also been linked with Fenerbahçe and West Ham United this summer.

Fabrice Hawkins reports on the latest developments with Bissouma’s future at Tottenham as he looks to find a new club.

The journalist claims the central midfielder has agreed personal terms with Galatasaray, despite Jose Mourinho’s intentions to being him to Fenerbahçe.

The two clubs are in the final stages of negotiations and a move to Istanbul finally looks a strong possibility. Turkish journalist Yagiz Sabuncuoglu backs up these claims and says Gala and Tottenham are ‘very close’ to a deal.

West Ham also look set to miss out on Bissouma following reports earlier today they were looking to sign him. According to Takvim, the Hammers had made contact for the Malian as they look bring in a defensive midfielder.

Bissouma made 44 appearances last season, but has yet to feature for Spurs in this campaign. He’s contracted to the north London side until June 2026.

Following Como’s 2-0 win over Lazio on Sunday, Nico Paz was asked about interest from Tottenham.

The player made it clear that he’s keen on taking the Italian side to new heights, as Gianluca di Marzio reported that Spurs’ latest offer was rejected.

Now, Como owner Mirwan Suwarso has spoken to Corriere della Sera and was asked about the 20-year-old and the approach from Tottenham.

The Indonesian explained that no offer has been rejected and initially the club feared losing the Argentine to Real Madrid.

“It’s not true that we rejected the offer. No one formalises an offer knowing that then we should send them to Real Madrid, who have the right to match.”

Further, Suwarso stated that Paz has dreams of playing for Real Madrid again in the future.

“There was a moment when we feared Nico might return to Madrid: he grew up in Real Madrid’s youth academy and dreams of playing at the Bernabeu one day. Luckily, he stayed.”

While Suwarso has dismissed talk of Tottenham’s rejected bid, Quotidiano Sportivo add more fuel to the fire today.

The outlet claim that Thomas Frank’s side are preparing a new bid for the talent and can now offer over €80m for him, although that would likely be an informal bid initially.

Despite this, Como’s stance is clear and they are not interested in a sale. They continue to talk to Real Madrid about reducing Los Blancos’ control over Paz, as they do not want to hand the Spanish side 50% of what they earn from the attacking midfielder’s future sale.

Fenerbahçe’s Yusuf Akçiçek is on the agenda at Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.

That’s according to Monday’s edition of Sabah, who report Tottenham and Manchester United are among several European clubs to have shown interest in the 19-year-old.

The report mainly focuses on Club Brugge’s interest and their scout, Dimitri Vastenavondt, has gathered a detailed report on the defender.

Sabah have been able to access it, and it’s explained Akçiçek is a left footed centre-back, capable of playing as a left wing-back in a three-man defence. He’s 1.93m tall, physically strong, effective aerially and capable of making ‘line-breaking passes’.

The Turkey U19 international joined the Yellow Canaries’ academy from Galatasaray in 2019 and was promoted to the first team in 2023.

Akçiçek played 27 games so far and 20 were from last season. He’s a rising U21 star of Turkish football and his development has seen his valuation increase from €500,000 at the end of last year to €5m in March.

Sabah report Tottenham and Manchester United were among the clubs who sent their officials to Turkey to take a closer look at the youngster last season.

As well as the Premier League duo, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen and Inter Milan are also showing interest in Akçiçek.

Sabah believe a fee of around €20m should be enough to secure his services, but it’s unlikely for Tottenham, Manchester United or another club to offer close to that figure, at least in this window.

Luka Vušković arrived at Tottenham Hotspur this summer, after Spurs agreed a deal with Hajduk Split in September 2023.

The Premier League club would have planned to send him out on loan this season to enjoy regular playing time. Hamburg have shown interest in him throughout the summer.

On August 12th, Kicker reported they have reached an agreement with the 18-year-old. The German club have been waiting to Tottenham to give the green light to complete this operation.

Two days ago, another report from Kicker explained Hamburg have been in talks with Tottenham the last two weeks. They also stated Spurs chairman Daniel Levy will make a decision soon.

Monday’s edition of Bild reports the defender could well imagine making a switch to the Bundesliga club. There are ongoing discussions between the two clubs and even with the agent.

Despite Saturday’s claim, Bild say the north London club still haven’t decided over letting Vušković join Hamburg. Time is running out and they are waiting to see if there’ll be any developments.

Hamburg want to sign a centre-back and whether that’ll be the Croatia international or another player remains unclear.